High Voltage Research Technician
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,805 to £35,116 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 June 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Southampton |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 3110125FP |
Summary
Want to make a real impact on the low carbon future of the UK?
This is a great opportunity to expand your skills and make a real impact. Based at the University of Southampton, you will support the team delivering innovative high voltage engineering projects, with the results written up as deliverable reports and publications. These findings will directly contribute to the safe operation of the National Supergrid, contributing to the low carbon future of the UK.
It is essential you have skill level equivalent to NQV3, HNC, A-level with proven work experience acquired in relevant technical support roles and job related training. You will demonstrate the ability to work independently and use your initiative but also work effectively in a team with strong communication skills. You will have proven organisational skills and take responsibility for tasks with other team members.
An undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) or an equivalent professional qualification and experience in a numerate discipline along with experience with numerical methods, either analytically or by using software (e.g. COMSOL, MAGNET, Ansys) is advantageous, but not essential.
The post will be held in the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) (http://ecs.soton.ac.uk). Ranked in the top 1% of universities globally and among the UK's top 20 for research, the University of Southampton has an international reputation for its research, teaching and enterprise activities.
Electronics and Computer Science provides a unique, friendly and supportive environment that facilitates use-inspired and multi-disciplinary research, education, training and outreach.
ECS holds an Athena SWAN silver award in recognition of its’ continued commitment to improving equality for women in science and engineering. We will give due consideration to -break. The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities. ECS provides a unique, friendly and supportive environment. We have a range of staff development programmes and a unique mentoring and wellbeing scheme.
To find out more about working at ECS, visit: https://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/workinghere
University of Southampton holds a Silver Athena Swan Award. It has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities and employees can participate in a childcare vouchers scheme. There is a great range of benefits that includes a contributory pension scheme; generous holiday entitlement; subsidised health and fitness facilities; cycle to work scheme; a range of discounts.
The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and being a globally responsible university and has recently been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.
For more information, contact:
Dr George Callender, Lecturer, gmc1f17@soton.ac.uk
Prof Paul Lewin, Professor, pll@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Working at the University of Southampton:
Check out the staff benefits and why you should join us at The University of Southampton!
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
This is a great opportunity to expand your skills and make a real impact. Based at the University of Southampton, you will support the team delivering innovative high voltage engineering projects, with the results written up as deliverable reports and publications. These findings will directly contribute to the safe operation of the National Supergrid, contributing to the low carbon future of the UK.
It is essential you have skill level equivalent to NQV3, HNC, A-level with proven work experience acquired in relevant technical support roles and job related training. You will demonstrate the ability to work independently and use your initiative but also work effectively in a team with strong communication skills. You will have proven organisational skills and take responsibility for tasks with other team members.
An undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) or an equivalent professional qualification and experience in a numerate discipline along with experience with numerical methods, either analytically or by using software (e.g. COMSOL, MAGNET, Ansys) is advantageous, but not essential.
The post will be held in the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) (http://ecs.soton.ac.uk). Ranked in the top 1% of universities globally and among the UK's top 20 for research, the University of Southampton has an international reputation for its research, teaching and enterprise activities.
Electronics and Computer Science provides a unique, friendly and supportive environment that facilitates use-inspired and multi-disciplinary research, education, training and outreach.
ECS holds an Athena SWAN silver award in recognition of its’ continued commitment to improving equality for women in science and engineering. We will give due consideration to -break. The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities. ECS provides a unique, friendly and supportive environment. We have a range of staff development programmes and a unique mentoring and wellbeing scheme.
To find out more about working at ECS, visit: https://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/workinghere
University of Southampton holds a Silver Athena Swan Award. It has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities and employees can participate in a childcare vouchers scheme. There is a great range of benefits that includes a contributory pension scheme; generous holiday entitlement; subsidised health and fitness facilities; cycle to work scheme; a range of discounts.
The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and being a globally responsible university and has recently been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.
For more information, contact:
Dr George Callender, Lecturer, gmc1f17@soton.ac.uk
Prof Paul Lewin, Professor, pll@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Working at the University of Southampton:
Check out the staff benefits and why you should join us at The University of Southampton!
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
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